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A R400,000 boost propels Feeda Nathi’s irrigation scheme forward
A R399,796 incentive from the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) – managed Imvaba Cooperative Fund to implement an irrigation scheme…
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Ghana to strengthen cocoa farmers’ rights with a market price guarantee Bill
Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama has announced that a new bill will soon be laid before Parliament to guarantee cocoa…
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Call for investment to unlock Ghana’s rice industry potential
Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem has called on investors and development partners to commit long-term capital towards…
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Arrigoni Group addresses the challenge of insect pests, even in seed crops
The increasing pressure of insect pests in open-field conditions, combined with the evolution of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) protocols and…
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The Strait of Hormuz: A geopolitical bottleneck testing the resilience of the fresh produce industry
Growing geopolitical tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz are once again highlighting the enormous logistical fragility of the international fruit…
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Rwanda school feeding programme boosts farmer incomes
Rwanda provides school meals to almost 4.8 million students – one of the country’s most ambitious investments in education, nutrition,…
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Addressing pesticide resistance across Africa
In parts of West Africa, cotton farmers have started to notice something worrying; products that used to work well against…
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Benin’s major investment in fertilizer aims to strengthen 2026/2027 harvest
Benin has allocated US$56.9 million to subsidize fertilizer purchases for farmers during the 2026/2027 agricultural campaign, the government said after…
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